Praying in Color
It's a book; it's a prayer practice; it's a workshop!

The Workshop
Praying in Color™ is a versatile workshop. It can be a forty-five minute Christian education offering, a three-hour workshop, or an all-day retreat experience. Men, women, teenagers, and children can learn this prayer form in a group setting.

Paraclete Press offers an instructional DVD for leading your own workshop. Contact them for details, or contact Sybil MacBeth about leading workshops or retreats

Preview Praying in Color DVD.

Praying in Color™ is ideal for:
• Intergenerational Education Classes
• Women's Meetings
• Prayer Workshops
• Vacation Bible School and Summer Camp
• Staff Retreats on Prayer
• Summer Sunday School Classes
• Wednesday Night Church-wide Programs
• Senior Citizens Activity
• Youth Confirmation Retreats
• Men's Prayer Groups
• Prayer Therapy During Convalescence
• Kindergarten and Children's Prayer Training
• Homeschooling, grades K-12.

In a Praying in Color™ workshop, participants learn how to "pray in color" as a group through an intercessory prayer exercise. I try to dispel any art anxiety, because this is not about being an artist. It's about learning to pray in a visual, kinesthetic, and playful way. This is about sitting in the presence of the God who loves and delights in us. I use an egg timer so no one is overwhelmed or intimidated by long periods of silence.

For me, leading Praying in Color™ workshops is pure fun. I get to combine my love of teaching, performing, playing, and community building all into a single vocation. I also hear amazing ideas for other ways to use this prayer form.

Reviews
"Sybil presented this praying technique in a workshop at our church and again to a women's study/prayer group. I have difficulty staying focused as I practice meditative prayer and praying in color was very appealing. A short time after following Sybil's presentations, I decided to use the technique at a half-day silent retreat for Christian women. We were in a lovely wooded spot, away from usual distractions. I was amazed how quickly time passed as I used my colored pencils and a special notebook just for praying. I truly felt I was connecting with God in silence and in my color graphics. While I don't pray in color on a regular basis, when I do, I am amazed how relaxing, cleansing and refreshing to my body, mind and spirit the practice is."
-Linda N

"This feels like a very love-based practice to me. I didn't know any of the people we were praying for; but while I was doing this, I was loving them."
-Ellen P

"The time flew. Three minutes in silence can seem long, but doing this, they pass so quickly. I found that centering came much easier when I focused on a person and the needs of the person as I drew."
-Carol G